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American Water Works Association, Water Industry Technical Action Fund. ;
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National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.) ;
American Water Works Association, Water Industry Technical Action Fund. ;
National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.) ;
American Water Works Association Less ▲

"The objective of this Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Hospitals and Health Care Facilities is to help health care facilities develop a robust EWSP as part of its overall facility EOP and to meet the published standards set forth by the Joint Commission and the CMS. The guide is intended for use by any health care facility regardless of its size or patient capacity." - p. 6

In January 2014, a chemical spill of 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol and propylene glycol phenyl ethers contaminated the potable water supply of approximately 300,000 West Virginia residents. To understand the spill's impact on hospital operations, we su...

The Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs) for Acute Chemical Exposures were developed by ATSDR to aid emergency department physicians and other emergency healthcare professionals who manage acute exposures resulting from chemical incidents. The MMGs a...

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response., Division of Strategic National Stockpile.; Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education;

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January 2013

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Planning for an influenza pandemic is an ongoing process involving many individuals from many public health, healthcare, and emergency response agencies at the federal, state, and community levels. It involves continuous research on and incorporation...